Lighter Side of Parenthood
March 31, 2008 | 26 Comments
Was it the changing trends in parenting, life-styles, the busy parents and lax discipline or just signs of the time, we too discovered that it was much easier bringing up our first two who had their teens in the late 80’s as compared to our youngest who left her teens only about 2 years ago. Brining-up kids is such a challenging task that nowadays there is a whole series of TV Shows on parenting and how these parents are driven to their wits end taking care of their own kids.
A pastor friend of mine sent me a rather interesting excerpt on parenting with a spiritual twist and its humorous! Here is the excerpt :-
Whenever your children are out of control,
you can take comfort from the thought that
even God’s omnipotence did not extend
to His own children.
After creating heaven and earth,
God created Adam and Eve.
And the first thing he said was
“DON’T ! “
“Don’t what ? “
Adam replied.
“Don’t eat the forbidden fruit.”
God said.
“Forbidden fruit ?
We have forbidden fruit ?
Hey Eve..we have forbidden fruit ! “
” No Way ! ”
“Yes way ! ”
“Do NOT eat the fruit ! “
said God.
“Why ? “
“Because I am your Father and I said so ! “
God replied,
wondering why He hadn’t stopped
creation after making the elephants.
A few minutes later,
God saw His children having an apple break
and He was ticked !
“Didn’t I tell you not to eat the fruit ? “
God asked.
“Uh huh,”
Adam replied.
“Then why did you ? ”
said the Father.
“I don’t know,”
said Eve.
“She started it ! ”
Adam said.
“Did not ! “
“Did too ! “
“DID NOT ! “
Having had it with the two of them,
God’s punishment was that Adam and Eve
should have children of their own.
Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed.
BUT THERE IS REASSURANCE IN THE STORY !
If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and they haven’t taken it,
don’t be hard on yourself.
If God had trouble raising children,
what makes you think it would be
a piece of cake for you ?
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT !
1. You spend the first two years of their life
teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend
the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up.
2. Grandchildren are God’s reward
for not killing your own children.
3. Mothers of teens now know why
some animals eat their young.
4. Children seldom misquote you.
In fact,
they usually repeat word for word
what you shouldn’t have said.
5. The main purpose of holding children’s parties
is to remind yourself that there are children
more awful than your own.
6. We childproofed our homes,
but they are still getting in.
ADVICE FOR THE DAY:
Be nice to your kids.
They will choose your
nursing home one day.
AND FINALLY:
IF YOU ! HAVE A LOT OF TENSION
AND YOU GET A HEADACHE,
DO WHAT IT SAYS
ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE:
“TAKE TWO ASPIRIN”
AND “KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN”!!!!!
For the love of Malaysia
March 29, 2008 | 4 Comments
Perhaps many Malaysians and foreigners know of Malaysiakini, Jeff Ooi, Lim Kit Siang blogs and read them to get alternative views on current state of affairs in Malaysia, but there is another great site/blog that we must read. It is none other than The Other Malaysia which basically focus on national issues from the academic view point covering culture, history as well as politics. It receives the Honourable Mention in the 2007 Brass Crescent Awards for Best South/Southeast Asia Site.
One particular article that I enjoyed reading was Abdullah’s Bible! I am sure for many senior folks you must have heard of our famous writer Munshi Abdullah and it is about him. For those of you who are Malaysians who are living overseas or migrated, you will get a dosage of what is happening in Malaysia through the eyes of a group of Malaysian intellectuals, thus giving a blanced view of current issues! Check it out and see for yourself!
Doggie Day!
March 27, 2008 | 32 Comments
This is Kess and the first time I met her was Oh nearly 6 years ago when she was 8 weeks old I guess. If you go jogging in the Kiara Hills maybe you might have seen her doing her jog too! Kess is a super-techie dog and she holds a blog “Its A Dog’s Life” and please say Hi to her would you?
Awwgh! ain’t she beautiful and lovable? She is Easter and a newly acquired pet of Deborah my nephew’s bride-to-be! She named her so because she joined the family on Easter day just past. I have not met her personally but expect so this week-end!
Perspective
March 26, 2008 | 10 Comments
The Streets of London is one of my favourite songs which relates to perspective in certain ways. The lyrics is good and they encourage us to view life in perspective and so are the following Photos which show us how much food in a month different people consume in various parts of the world. What comes to your mind after viewing these pictures?
Ruby Star - Heart of Gold
March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Ruby hosts two blogs namely Ruby Star and Freehold which is a blog with many good tips on Homeschooling. Mother of an autistic child, Ruby loves reading and above all writing. At one time I happened to be a neighbour to a couple who have an autistic daughter. That was when I learned about Autisim and the many challenges of parents bringing up such a child. I have to say it is not easy and in Malaysia we have very little or limited support for parents of autistic children. If you have watched the movie ‘Rainman’, you would have had a glimpse of an autistic person which was played by one of my favourite actor Dustin Hoffman and the other actor was Tom Cruise. We laughed when we watched the movie but in real life it is not funny to take care of such a person. Perhaps get to know Ruby and she can give you some advice on bringing up autistic children for I am sure she have plenty to share from real life experience.
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